Lu, Di(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-12)

The thesis is a further study about algebraic Riccati equations for which the four
coe cient matrices form a regular M-matrix K. We prove a property about minimal
nonnegative solutions of such an algebraic Riccati equation ...

Zanacic, Enisa(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2014-03)

Small and rural communities across Canada depend on potable water sources that are collected in farm dugouts or small reservoirs. In Saskatchewan, the village of Osage and Hamlet of Benson are two communities that depend ...

Robinson, Shawn Riley(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-07)

Plant development varies depending on whether it occurs in the light
(photomorphogenesis) or in the dark (skotomorphogenesis). This phenomenon
has been studied in depth in flowering plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana ...

Huang, Kai(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2014-12)

Road traffic noise contributes significantly to outdoor environmental noise, especially in urban areas. The pressure of traffic noise is influenced by many factors such as types of engines, exhaust systems and tires ...

Yang, Zhenyu(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-06)

Recent years have seen a major increase of interest in pain control cost studies. Due to
rising costs of medical treatment, researchers study factors contributing to cost and appropriate
ways to control or reduce the ...

Seeley, Christopher Frederick(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-03)

Users of natural recreational waters may be exposed to physical hazards and pathogens
that are present in the environment. These pathogens may be natural or resulting from
human activities, which in turn can be from point ...

Cote, Lorena Lynn(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2012-12)

This thesis has a three-fold purpose. First it presents a Saulteaux narrative collected from
a Saskatchewan reserve, Cote First Nation, transcribed, translated and analyzed linguistically.
Saulteaux, the Plains dialect ...

Baum, Melinda Lee(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2012-07)

The Level of Service Inventory Saskatchewan Youth Ed. (LSI SK Youth Ed.) is a risk assessment tool designed to be used with young offenders to determine the level of service necessary to reduce offending and inform case ...

Yuan, Wanju(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-09)

Enormous heavy oil resources has been found in western Canada. But some factors
especially high viscosity limit their development. Thermal recovery methods which
injecting heat into the reservoir or in-situ combustion, ...

Yu, Kuizheng(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2014-11)

Tremendous resources of heavy oil are located in western Canada. Among the many heavy oil recovery methods proposed, thermal recovery methods which employing hot fluid injection or in-situ combustion, have been conventionally ...

Baudu, Chantel Rose(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2012-08)

This study contributes to the field of anti-oppressive education, with an intentional focus on English Language Arts (ELA). The research addressed perpetuating oppression within education, specifically in ELA. In addressing ...

Vafaei, Venous(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2013-03)

Recently, one of the non-thermal oil recovery techniques, polymer flooding,
has shown its potential for improving heavy oil recovery. This study investigated the
potential of combining solvent-based processes and polymer ...

Jackle, Sandra Ann(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2014-11)

The purpose of the present investigation is to use the Investment Model to better
understand the intention to continue or reduce commitment to a sports team. The study
will examine the nature of the relationships between ...

Sanchez-Fortun Stoker, Jamie(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-11)

Originally developed as the readout for calorimeters in high-energy physics experiments, the
silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) has found use in a wide range of fields requiring the detection
of low-intensity light. This ...

Ahmadi, Fakhteh(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2012-05)

Carbon dioxide is a prominent greenhouse gas whose emissions have significantly
increased due to human activities. Fossil fuel-fired power plants are the largest source of
CO2 emissions, which results in a need for CO2 ...

Beck, Caroline Anna(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2015-07)

In the past several decades, a major ideological shift has occurred regarding the
relative importance of broad socioeconomic factors as determinants of health over access to conventional health services. During this time, ...

Fergus, Nicole Debra(Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, University of Regina, 2012-08)

This thesis describes a new analytical method for the determination of twelve carbamates, seven degradation products, and four phenylureas using liquid chromatography-positive electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry ...